Municipality of Eastwood: election, 1944

Election date: 2 December 1944 (1)

Poll required for Central and West Wards only. In East Ward the number of nominations equaled the number of positions

Aldermen elected: (2)

Central Ward: Arthur Palmer GOSPER; Edward Frank STEWART; James Clark THURLBY

East Ward: Arthur John ENGLAND; Charles Henry HEWITT; Claude Charles NORMAN (all elected unopposed)

West Ward: James Henderson MARTIN; Charles William PICKFORD; James Francis WALSH

Aldermen who served 1945-1948: (3)

Arthur John ENGLAND; Arthur Palmer GOSPER; Charles Henry HEWITT; John Raymond McGREGOR (4); James Henderson MARTIN (5); Francis MYERS (6); Claude Charles NORMAN; Charles William PICKFORD (7); Edward Frank STEWART; James Clark THURLBY; James Francis WALSH

Mayor: 

Edward Frank STEWART 1945 (8)

Edward Frank STEWART 1946 (9)

Edward Frank STEWART 1947 (10)

Edward Frank STEWART 1948 (11)

Deputy Mayor:

James Clark THURLBY 1945 (12)

James Clark THURLBY 1946 (13)

James Clark THURLBY 1947 (14)

James Clark THURLBY 1948 (15)

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References:

(1)   Sydney Morning Herald 4 December 1944 p6 

(2)   Sydney Morning Herald 4 December 1944 p6. Pickford and Walsh’s results mistakenly listed under ‘Granville’; also Ordinary minutes 20 December 1944

(3)   Council minutes

(4)   John Raymond McGregor elected for West Ward for Extraordinary vacancy caused by resignation of Ald. Henderson. Ordinary minutes of 7 January 1948 set date for the election as 7 February 1948. Poll declared at Ordinary meeting of 11 February 1948 

(5)   Resigned: letter of 4 December 1947 for West Ward. Minuted Ordinary minutes 10 December 1947. Town Clerk sought approval from Department of Local Government to postpone the Extraordinary election beyond the period of one (1) month prescribed by Law, because of the intervention of holidays. Replaced by John Raymond McGregor 

(6)   Attended Council from 16 April 1947. Francis Myers elected to West Ward due to the Extraordinary vacancy caused by resignation of Charles Pickford. Election results minuted at Ordinary meeting of 16 April 1947; election held 12 April 1947 

(7)   Until 5 March 1947 (does not actually attend meeting of 5 March 1947 but Leave of Absence was granted as per minute 78 of 8 January 1947)   

      Minute 78 of 8 January 1947 continuing from minute 945 of 1946. It was recommended that his letter of 28 December 1946 be received, this notifying that he ‘will have to resign from the Council, as he cannot attend the meetings, unless the Council thinks he should carry on to save the expense of a Bye-election as the new elections are not far off.’ It was recommended that he be granted leave of absence until 1-3-47, he to be requested definitely to notify at that date whether he will then be convenienced to remain in office. 

945 of 18 September 1946; Leave of absence, Alderman C W C Pickford. From this Alderman 26-8-46 seeking further leave of absence to the 31^st December 1946, upon his living away from the Municipality. Received and granted.

Resigns from West Ward. By meeting of 2 April 1947 the Extraordinary vacancy for West Ward had been minuted and date of election set at 12 April 1947. Replaced by Francis Myers at election whose results were minuted in Ordinary minutes of 16 April 1947 

(8)   Ald. Stewart was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 20 December 1944 

(9)   Ald. Stewart was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 12 December 1945 

(10)  Ald. Stewart was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 11 December 1946

(11)  Ald. Stewart was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 10 December 1947

(12)  Ald. Thurlby was elected Deputy Mayor at an Ordinary meeting on 24 January 1945 

(13)  Ald. Thurlby was elected Deputy Mayor at a Special meeting on 12 December 1945

(14)  Ald. Thurlby was elected Deputy Mayor at a Special meeting on 11 December 1946

(15)  Ald. Thurlby was elected Deputy Mayor at a Special meeting on 10 December 1947

Compiled by Local Studies and Family History Librarian, City of Ryde Libraries, 2019